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October 12, 2024
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Elements for a theory on aesthetic books in the contemporary context

Publicated to:Arte, Individuo Y Sociedad. 33 (3): 957-974 - 2021-09-01 33(3), DOI: 10.5209/aris.70638

Authors: Mit, Geles; Carrere, Alberto

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Univ Politecn Valencia, Valencia, Spain - Author

Abstract

Interest in aesthetic books has increased in recent years: art books, photo books, illustrated albums, typography books, etc. The objective of this paper is not to classify aesthetic books but to explore the elements that could support a theory on aesthetic books that takes the book as the frame of reference, rather than the work of art (as tends to be the case in studies of artist/art books). The methodology used is interdisciplinary, including aesthetics, semiotics, and a historiographical perspective, particularly on art and graphic design. The importance of the visual, its discursive dimension and the current accessibility of print publishing facilitate the development of aesthetic book projects. Such projects are also established in contexts with an interdisciplinary focus like the contemporary context, using a variety of visual and discursive techniques, bringing together different forms of communication, and connecting "highbrow culture" with "popular culture". A key question for this study is the relationship between the aesthetic and the artistic, with the difficulty of classifying publications that have in principle a referential orientation, but which are recognized as having an aesthetic dimension, and even an aesthetic intention. Also explored in this study is the distinction between works of art and objects that serve a practical function.

Keywords

Aesthetic bookArt bookDiseño gráficoFotolibroGraphic designLenguaje visualLibro estéticoLibroartePhoto booPhoto bookVisual language

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Arte, Individuo Y Sociedad due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2021, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Visual Arts and Performing Arts. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from World Citations provided by WoS (ESI, Clarivate), it yields a value for the citation normalization relative to the expected citation rate of: 1.01. This indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: ESI Nov 14, 2024)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-22, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 1

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-22:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 7.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 14 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 0.25.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Additionally, the work has been submitted to a journal classified as Diamond in relation to this type of editorial policy.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/10251/179599

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Parejo Sánchez, María Angeles) and Last Author (Carrere, Alberto).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Parejo Sánchez, María Angeles.